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@cumbobs
Backward cumulative observations of a series.
Increasing samples calculation of the number of non-missing observations in .
Syntax: @cumbobs(x[, s])
x: series
s: (optional) sample string or object
Return: series
Compute the number of non-missing values in x from to the end of the workfile or from to the end of the optional sample s.
This function is panel aware.
Examples
series x = @recode(@rnd > 0.5, @nrnd, na)
show x @cumbobs(x)
produces a spreadsheet with two columns correspond to x and @cumbobs(x). The second series (which corresponds to @cumbobs(x)) starts at the count returned by @obs(x) and decrements in those observations where x is non-NA.
Cross-references
See also @cumbnas.
For the forward variant of this function, see @cumobs.